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1Pump — For information on Wikipedia project related discussions, see . A pump is a device used to move gases, liquids or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding… …
2Downton pump — The Downton pump is type of positive displacement pump patented in 1825 by Jonathan Downton. It was typically used on ships.[1] The design of the Downton pump sought to create a more constant flow of pumped liquid, and a steadier load state on… …
3Pump in Bishopsgate Ward Within — A pump where sometimes was a fayre wel with two buckets by the east end of St. Martin Outwich (S. 165 and 1755). Shown on plan of St. Martin Outwich parish, 1599 (Wilkinson s History of the parish, Plate I) …
4Chain pump — The chain pump is type of a water pump in which several circular discs are positioned on an endless chain. One part of the chain dips in to the water, and the chain runs through a tube, slightly bigger than the diameter of the discs. As the chain …
5chain pump — noun : a pump consisting of a sprocket operated endless chain fitted at close intervals with disks that lift the water by moving rapidly through a pipe in the direction of the desired flow * * * a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like,… …
6Rotary pump — Rotary Ro ta*ry, a. [L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {barouche}, {Rodomontade}, {Rou[ e]}, {Round}, a., {Rowel}.] Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary… …
7Paternoster pump — Paternoster Pa ter*nos ter, n. [L., Our Father.] 1. The Lord s prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings. [1913 Webster] 3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and… …
8chain pump — a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom. [1610 20] * * * …
9work, history of the organization of — Introduction history of the methods by which society structures the activities and labour necessary to its survival. work is essential in providing the basic physical needs of food, clothing, and shelter. But work involves more than the use …
10chain pump — /ˈtʃeɪn pʌmp/ (say chayn pump) noun a mechanism for raising water, etc., in buckets or the like attached to an endless moving chain …
